Alumina/Bauxite pricing news

• March 2021

  Bauxite kilns in Xiaoyi suspended on local environmental regulations

  30 March 2021

  Bauxite calcination kilns in the city of Xiaoyi, in China’s Shanxi province, remained at a standstill following the normal autumn-winter shutdown because of the local government’s continuing anti-pollution drive, according to market sources.

• WFA range widens downward on freight differentials; bauxite, BFA prices firm

  19 March 2021

  Higher availability in Europe of white fused alumina (WFA) shipped in break bulk vessels put pressure on some cif Europe port prices in the past fortnight, while bauxite and brown fused alumina (BFA) prices were steady.

• BFA stable on uncertain outlook; bauxite firm on high demand

  05 March 2021

  Prices of brown fused alumina (BFA) were firm during the two weeks to Thursday March 4, with market participants' views differing on the market's performance. White fused alumina (WFA), meanwhile, slipped and bauxite was stable.

• Andalusite market ticks up on costlier shipping, clearer sentiment

  01 March 2021

  Higher logistics costs and a steadier flow of inquiries have supported the andalusite market in the three months to Thursday February 25.